strvalidator (version 1.9.0)

saveObject: Save Object

Description

Save an object in the specified environment.

Usage

saveObject(name = NULL, object, parent = NULL, suggest = "",
  env = parent.frame(), remove = NULL, debug = FALSE)

Arguments

name

character giving the name of the object to save. If NULL a dialogue asks for a name.

object

object to save.

parent

object specifying the parent GUI object to center the message box.

suggest

character string for a suggested name for the object to save/re-name.

env

environment in wich to save and search for existing objects.

remove

character string for a named object to remove (e.g. the original object if re-naming).

debug

logical indicating printing debug information.

Value

logical TRUE if object was saved FALSE if not.

Details

Saves an object with the given name in the specified environment if it does not exist. If the object exist a message box ask if the object should be overwritten. The function can also be used to re-name if 'name' is not provided (NULL). The 'suggest' provides a suggested name for the object to re-name.